How to Use romance in a Sentence

romance

1 of 2 noun
Definition of romancenext
Synonyms for romancenext
  • Spears was blamed for the end of their romance in 2002.
    — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • At the time, the couple had yet to confirm their romance.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 27 Jan. 2024
  • And her star has only risen since her younger son's romance with the biggest pop star in the world.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2024
  • From that point on, the couple has been much less shy about their fledgling romance.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The Windsor Court Hotel is the perfect place for romance.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2023
  • So, yes, your son is right on time for romance and connection.
    — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
  • At least on television I would be swept off my feet in romance.
    — Maitland Ward, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2023
  • The British pair have been linked since July of 2018, but have mostly kept their romance under wraps.
    — Glamour, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Julia Fox is speaking out about her short romance with Kanye West.
    — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
  • But the punchy pop anthem about a secret romance has been a sleeper hit in the making ever since.
    — Time, 16 June 2023
  • Action, espionage and romance seem to do well for you guys.
    — Manori Ravindran, Variety, 20 June 2023
  • Their romance was confirmed a few months later when they were spied sharing a kiss in London.
    — Alex Kessler, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2023
  • At a Michigan orchard, a woman tells her three daughters about a long-ago romance.
    — The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Olivia Rodrigo and Louis Partridge are taking their romance on the road!
    — Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Kelly Osbourne and Sid Wilson's romance was a slow burn.
    — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
  • But Ashanti and Nelly's romance has long been something of a mystery.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 9 June 2023
  • But both are clear-eyed, not naive, about the perils and compromises of later-life romance.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The summer is the perfect time for a brand new romance, and according to the rumor mill, there may be a new 'ship brewing between two of our faves.
    — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 10 July 2023
  • But there’s plenty more drama and romance to see (and hear) this season – read on for details on how to watch Love is Blind Season 5.
    — Oscar Hartzog, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The actor and Brown first sparked romance rumors when they were spotted kissing in Feb. 2021, but the couple has kept a low profile since.
    — Celeste McCauley, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
  • As Venus and Pluto harmonize, be prepared for romance to change you.
    — USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The Schneider-Shultz romance is sweet and sad; neither character is called upon to shriek.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Translation: Barbie tends to get lovesick in relationships and isn't one to date around and take chances in romance.
    — Lisa Stardust, Women's Health, 21 July 2023
  • What better time to manifest the love (or loves) of your life than on the actual day to celebrate romance?
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2024
  • In 2021, the couple rekindled their romance and secretly wed in Las Vegas a year later.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • That said, neither have come out and shared exactly when their romance began.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Escape with these romance novels, thrillers, memoirs, and more.
    — Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
  • The staid and solemn halls of power—all dark wood and ugly carpets—aren’t an obvious setting for romance to flourish.
    — Jennifer Calfas, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Here are the 13 absolute best places to honeymoon in the U.S. for romance and adventure — and to bring you and your partner closer than ever.
    — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2023
  • But both may be remembered most for their unlikely Olympic romance.
    — Frank Litsky, New York Times, 1 May 2024
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romance

2 of 2 verb
  • The museum's director spends a lot of time romancing potential donors.
  • Ahead, look at all the ladies Powell has romanced over the years.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Shiro is the less savory of the two, fond of romancing rich, bored women.
    — Alida Becker, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
  • And even though Corbett romances both stars’ on-screen alter-egos, Vardalos says there’s no tug of war.
    — Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
  • And designers are often trying to romance us, and also talk to us in rational terms at the same breath.
    — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 6 Dec. 2021
  • The downside to modern courtship is that people want to push the fast-forward button from lust to love without romancing each other along the way.
    — Marissa Evans, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The saloon owner would romance the women and then kill them and mutilate their bodies, a 1981 story in the San Antonio Light said.
    — Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Stalin exiled Kapler to the Gulag for 10 years for having the audacity to romance his daughter.
    — Rosemary Sullivan, CNN, 15 Feb. 2023
  • One Japanese magician romanced an empty shirt that somehow wrapped her in its arms.
    — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Like many of Anderson’s protagonists, Gustave is a reprobate of the first order, romancing old ladies for their fortunes and such.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 June 2023
  • And could her motives for romancing Oliver possibly be pure?
    — Time, 14 Aug. 2023
  • These edits frequently give creators a chance to romance their favorite characters, à la Wattpad fan fiction.
    — Lena Wilson, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Ella wants to go to the ball not to romance a royal but to potentially sell another dress — a goal thwarted by her stepmother (Idina Menzel).
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Their union lasted just eight months, and Dodi soon returned to his playboy ways, romancing high-profile actresses, models and celebrities.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Nov. 2023
  • There aren’t a lot of couples who can publicly romance each other on Instagram without inducing an eye roll, but Paulson and Taylor are the exception.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 10 May 2021
  • Minor love complications, as Lulu falls for Gordy even though Gordy is romancing Maizy, are only as knotty as noodles.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Redford also romances Katharine Ross' Etta, creating an iconic trio with Newman as tender third wheel.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Even after Kardashian, West continues making headlines for the women he's romanced.
    — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
  • But the bombshells have been coming fast and furious since the backdoor pilot — focused on a Housewife’s ex-husband romancing a Sur waitress — and produced, in its early seasons, an almost Shakespearean amount of backstabbing.
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • The collaborators, who were both single and friends before the experiment began, diligently — and earnestly — attempted to romance one another.
    — Tahneer Oksman, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Jünger spent his off hours visiting museums, browsing bookstalls, and romancing a Jewish pediatrician named Sophie Ravoux.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
  • The museum's director spends a lot of time romancing potential donors.
  • Ahead, look at all the ladies Powell has romanced over the years.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Shiro is the less savory of the two, fond of romancing rich, bored women.
    — Alida Becker, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
  • And even though Corbett romances both stars’ on-screen alter-egos, Vardalos says there’s no tug of war.
    — Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
  • And designers are often trying to romance us, and also talk to us in rational terms at the same breath.
    — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 6 Dec. 2021
  • The downside to modern courtship is that people want to push the fast-forward button from lust to love without romancing each other along the way.
    — Marissa Evans, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The saloon owner would romance the women and then kill them and mutilate their bodies, a 1981 story in the San Antonio Light said.
    — Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Stalin exiled Kapler to the Gulag for 10 years for having the audacity to romance his daughter.
    — Rosemary Sullivan, CNN, 15 Feb. 2023
  • One Japanese magician romanced an empty shirt that somehow wrapped her in its arms.
    — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 11 Apr. 2023

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